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SECTION 2 STRUCTURE AND WRITTEN EXPRESSION Time-25 minutes (including the reading of the directions ) Time section is designed to measure your ability to recognize language that is appropriate for standard written English. There are two types of questions in this section, with special direction for each type.
Structure Directions: These questions are incomplete sentences. Beneath each sentence you will see four words or phrases, marked (A, (B, (! and (". !hoose the one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Then, on your answer sheet, #ind the number of the question and #ill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you ha$e chosen.
%ook at the following e&les. Example I
The president
the election by a landslide. landslid e.
(A (A won won (B (B he won won (! yest yester erda day y (" fortuna fortunatel tely y The sentence should read, 'The president won the election by a landslide. Therefore, you should choose answer (A. Example II
)hen
the conference*
(A the doctor doctor attended (B did the doctor doctor attend attend (! the doctor doctor will will attend attend (" the doctor+s doctor+s attendance attendance The sentence should read, ')hen did the doctor attend the conference* Therefore, you should choose answer (B.
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7. The 3orth 4ole a latitude of 68 degrees north. (A has (B is ha$ing (! which is ha$ing (" it has 9.
greyhound, can achie$e speeds up to thirty:si& miles per hour. (A The (B The fastest (! The fastest dog (" The fastest dog, the
;. The Mayflower was bound for 5irginia, but a hurricane (A blew it (B to blow it (! it blew (" blowing it
off course.
<. The greenhouse effect occurs heat radiating from the 2un. (A when does the Earth+s atmosphere trap (B does the Earth+s atmosphere trap (! when the Earth+s atmosphere traps (" the Earth+s atmosphere traps =. The /ose Bowl, place on 3ew >ear+s "ay, is the oldest postseason collegiate football game in the 1nited 2tates. (A takes (B which takes (! it takes (" took ?. E&periments represent a giant step into the medicine of the future. (A using gene therapy (B use gene therapy (! they use (" gene therapy uses @.
0ff the -awaiian coastline are li$ing, others are dead. (A !oral reefs (B 2ome types of coral reefs (! There are many types of coral reefs (" )hile some types of coral reefs
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(B when trying (! when tried (" if he tries 6. eature at the -enry ord Cuseum (A an e&hibit is (B an e&hibit (! is an e&hibit (" which is an e&hibit
of antique cars dating from 7?=.
78. /ubber from $ulcanized silicones with a high molecular weight is dif#icult to distinguish from natural rubber. (A is produced (B producing (! that produces (" produced 77.
in scope, romanticism was a reaction against neoclassical principles. (A Cainly literary (B t was mainly literary (! The main literary (" The literature was mainly
79. The !entral ntelligence Agency (!A Act of 76<@. (A what (B it was (! was what (" it was what
came about as a result of the 3ational 2ecurity
7;. 0il shale is a soft, #ine:grained sedimentary rock (A from (B is from (! is which (" from which 7<.
oil and natural gas are obtained.
appears considerably larger at the horizon than it does o$erhead is merely an optical illusion. (A The Coon (B That the Coon (! )hen the Coon (" The Coon which
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Written Expression
Directions: n these questions, each sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the sentence are marked (A, (B, (! and (". dentify the one underlined word of phrase that must be change in order for the sentence to be correct. Then on your answer sheet, #ind the number of the question and #ill in the space that corresponds to the letter of the answer you ha$e chosen.
%ook at the following e&les Example I
The four string on a $iolin are tuned in #ifths A B ! " The sentence should read, 'The four strings on a $iolin are tuned in #ifths. Therefore, you should choose answer (B. Example II
The research for the book /oots taking Ale& -aley twel$e years
The sentence should read, 'The research for the book Roots took Ale& -aley twel$e years. Therefore, you should choose answer (!.
7?. 2egregation in public schools was declare unconstitutional by the 2upreme !ourt in 76=<. A B ! " 7@. 2irius, the "og 2tar, is the most brightest star in the sky with an absolute magnitude about A B twenty:three times that of the 2un. ! " 7. Diller whales tend to wander in family clusters that hunt, play, and resting together. A B ! " 76. 2ome of the most useful resistor material are carbon, metals, and metallic alloys. A B ! " 98. The community of Bethesda, Caryland, was pre$ious known as "arcy+s 2tore. A B ! " A-/A- !01/2E A3" 4/5ATE
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97. . -. 4ratt used group therapy early in the past century when he brought tuberculosis A B ! patients together to discuss its disease " 99. Alloys of gold and copper ha$e been widely using in $arious types of coins. A B ! " 9;. The 1nited 2tates has import all carpet wools in recent years because domestic wools are A B ! too #ine and soft for carpets. " 9<. Banks are rushing to merge because consolidations enable them to slash theirs costs and A B ! e&pand " 9=. That water has a $ery high speci#ic heat means that, without a large temperature change, A B water can add or lose a large number of heat ! " 9?. Benny Foodman was equally talented as both a Gazz performer as well as a classical A B ! musician. ! 9@. 3o longer satis#ied with the emphasis of the "enishawn 2chool, Cartha Fraham is mo$ing A B ! " to the staff of the Eastman 2chool in769=. 9. r$ing Berlin wrote '0h, -ow -ate to Fet 1p in the Corning while ser$ing in a 1.2 army A B ! during )orld )ar . " 96. 2hortly before the Allied in$asion of 3ormandy, Ernest -emingway has gone to %ondon as a A B ! war correspondent for Collier’s. " ;8. "uring the 76?8s , the Berkeley campus of the 1ni$ersity of !alifornia came to national A attention as a result its radical political acti$ity. B ! " ;7. Because of the #lourish with which ohn -ancock sign the "eclaration of independence, his A B name become synonymous with signature. A-/A- !01/2E A3" 4/5ATE
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;9. 0n the #loor of the 4aci#ic 0cean is hundreds of #lat:topped mountains more than a mile A B ! " beneath sea le$el. ;;. )illiam -art was an act best known for his roles as western heroes in silent #ilms. A B ! " ;<. 4rior to an e&termination program early in the last century, ali$e wol$es roamed across A B ! nearly all of the 3orth America. " ;=. The state seal still used in Cassachusetts designed by 4aul /e$ere, who also designed the A B ! #irst continental currency. " ;?. Artist Futzon Borglum designed the Count /ushmore Cemorial and worked on proGect A B from 769= until his death in 76<7. ! " ;@. t is pro$ing less costly and more pro#itably for drugmakers to market directly to patients. A B ! " ;. 2apphires weighing as much as two pounds ha$e on occasion mined. A B ! " ;6. %ike snakes, lizards can be found on all others continents e&cept Antarctica. A B ! " <8. Banks, sa$ings and loans, and #inance companies ha$e recently been doing home equity A B loans with greater frequency than e$er before. ! "
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